Operation Get Organized::Phase 1

I decided to start small in my mission to get this household organized.  I am essentially the House Manager and therefore I took it upon myself to get the house in order. This is step one.

I decided to start with the "desk" that is in our kitchen, it was a massive disorganized MESS.  

I was inspired by this:

Source: abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com via Katie on Pinterest

So I went to the office supply store which by the way, I could go totally nuts in an office supply store, its like a kid in a candy store for me, back on track...

I picked up 

- A pack of hanging files

- a labeler

- a hanging file box

I started by labeling my files, I have

- Incoming

- Outgoing

- To Pay

- To File

- Coupons

- Manuals- for all those silly manuals for stuff that just dont have a place

- Invites- I write them in my planner then they clutter up my fridge...not any more :)

- a file for each family member

A calendar so our family can always be in the loop and not have an excuse that you don't know whats going on

I sorted through everything on that desk and from now on the mail goes straight to a file or in the shred box or trash

Now we have this

All is right in this corner of my world now 

Phase Two is my Home Management Binder